Rahul Dravid and Mary Kom to get Padma Bhushan

Last Updated: Friday, January 25, 2013, 22:17

Veteran Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid and woman boxer M C Mary Kom were named for Padma Bhushan Awards 2013 on Friday.

No to Pakistani diplomats unrelated to Jaipur fest: Khurshid

Last Updated: Friday, January 25, 2013, 13:56

The External Affairs Ministry did not give the two Pakistani diplomats requisite approval to attend the festival.

Justice Verma recommendations revolutionary: Kiran Bedi

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 20:54

Welcoming the recommendations of the Justice Verma Committee on reforms in anti-rape laws, activist Kiran Bedi said these suggestions were revolutionary and can trigger an uprising if implemented.

China has much to learn from India: Dalai Lama

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 19:49

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Thursday said ‘genuine’ friendship between China and India on the basis of mutual trust is ‘essential’ and China has much to learn from India.

Biennale has given global platform for Indian artists

Last Updated: Thursday, January 3, 2013, 14:59

Well known Malayalam film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan and noted writer Sethu have urged the government to lend financial support to the Kochi Muziris Biennale, which has given a global platform for several Indian artists.

Mo Yan awarded 2012 Nobel Prize for literature

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 09:48

Chinese writer Mo Yan was awarded 2012 Nobel Prize for literature at Stockholm Concert Hall on Monday.

Censorship necessary: Nobel literature winner Mo Yan

Last Updated: Thursday, December 6, 2012, 23:20

Mo said he doesn`t feel that censorship should stand in the way of truth but that any defamation, or rumors, "should be censored."

Took risks in exposing the evils of the system in China: Mo Yan

Last Updated: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 16:03

Mo Yan ,the winner of this year`s Nobel Literature Prize, has said he took "huge risks" by exposing the evils of the system in the country.

Mo Yan calls for release of jailed compatriot Liu Xiaobo

Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012, 18:11

Chinese author Mo Yan, who won Nobel Prize for Literature, called for the release of jailed compatriot Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.

Nobel Prize to Mo shows country`s growing influence: China

Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012, 17:36

Congratulating this year`s Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan, China said that it reflected the progress of Chinese literature and the communist giant`s growing influence around the world.